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San Francisco, CA (California) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $1,343,700 (it was $422,700 in 2000)
San Francisco:

$1,343,700
California:

$715,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $1,008,900 - $1,953,200

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $1,942,973
Here:

$1,942,973
State:

$988,808

Townhouses or other attached units: $1,528,422
Here:

$1,528,422
State:

$838,546

In 2-unit structures: $1,536,932
Here:

$1,536,932
State:

$1,138,100

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $1,622,965
Here:

$1,622,965
State:

$824,253

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $1,155,972
Here:

$1,155,972
State:

$730,996

Mobile homes: $410,526
Here:

$410,526
State:

$184,506

Total population: 852,469 (Urban population: 776,733, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 414,553 (361,912 occupied: 141,935 owner occupied, 219,977 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

61%
State:

44%

Housing density: 8,878 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $1,758,224.

Median contract rent in 2022: over $2,000 (lower quartile is $1,319, upper quartile is over $2,000)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $2,966


Median gross rent in San Francisco, CA in 2022: over $2,000

Housing units in San Francisco with a mortgage: 88,355 (11,037 second mortgage, 418 home equity loan, 8,730 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,471

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $227,626

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $116,133

Median monthly housing costs: $2,451

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San Francisco, California Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1938

Median year apartment built: 1954

Household type by relationship:

Households: 808,437
  • Male householders: 198,501 (72,245 living alone), Female householders: 163,411 (66,183 living alone)
  • 127,807 spouses (120,689 opposite-sex spouses), 31,896 unmarried partners, (27,755 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 140,761 children (136,217 natural, 1,648 adopted, 2,896 stepchildren), 9,472 grandchildren, 12,023 brothers or sisters, 19,932 parents, 186 foster children, 18,801 other relatives, 59,443 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 26,204

Size of family households: 79,690 2-persons, 38,182 3-persons, 29,794 4-persons, 12,749 5-persons, 5,342 6-persons, 3,527 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 138,428 1-person, 39,569 2-persons, 9,591 3-persons, 3,063 4-persons, 1,050 5-persons, 143 6-persons, 784 7-or-more-persons.

77,405 married couples with children.
19,126 single-parent households (6,278 men, 12,848 women).

56.7% of residents of San Francisco speak English at home.
10.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
6.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
25.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 268,197 (33.2%)
(63.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.5
State:

6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.3
State:

3.9

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in San Francisco, California
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in San Francisco, California
  • 3,683no bedroom
  • 12,9271 bedroom
  • 50,0342 bedrooms
  • 47,5093 bedrooms
  • 20,2534 bedrooms
  • 7,5295+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in San Francisco, California
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in San Francisco, California
  • 44,588no bedroom
  • 78,4391 bedroom
  • 60,3082 bedrooms
  • 26,8713 bedrooms
  • 7,6354 bedrooms
  • 2,1365+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in San Francisco in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in San Francisco in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 15,519no vehicle
  • 65,1181 vehicle
  • 45,2122 vehicles
  • 10,4603 vehicles
  • 3,8614 vehicles
  • 1,7655+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in San Francisco in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in San Francisco in renter-occupied apartments
  • 87,552no vehicle
  • 100,3341 vehicle
  • 24,5472 vehicles
  • 5,6013 vehicles
  • 1,1894 vehicles
  • 7545+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in San Francisco, California
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in San Francisco, California
  • 3,1511 room
  • 5,1532 rooms
  • 11,7763 rooms
  • 20,7664 rooms
  • 29,1685 rooms
  • 28,8376 rooms
  • 16,0137 rooms
  • 12,5488 rooms
  • 14,5239+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in San Francisco, California
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in San Francisco, California
  • 33,9311 room
  • 36,2512 rooms
  • 51,5563 rooms
  • 43,7064 rooms
  • 28,6225 rooms
  • 13,1786 rooms
  • 5,2087 rooms
  • 4,1218 rooms
  • 3,4049+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in San Francisco, CA
San Francisco city income, earnings, and wages data

  • San Francisco, CA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in San Francisco, CA in 2022
  • 16,476Less than $10,000
  • 23,690$10,000 to $19,999
  • 15,979$20,000 to $29,999
  • 12,502$30,000 to $39,999
  • 12,286$40,000 to $49,999
  • 11,929$50,000 to $59,999
  • 16,733$60,000 to $74,999
  • 33,512$75,000 to $99,999
  • 27,701$100,000 to $124,999
  • 23,672$125,000 to $149,999
  • 41,073$150,000 to $199,999
  • 126,359$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in San Francisco, CA

  • Distribution of house value in San Francisco, CA in 2022
  • 1,519Less than $10,000
  • 189$10,000 to $14,999
  • 80$15,000 to $19,999
  • 6$20,000 to $24,999
  • 61$25,000 to $29,999
  • 4$35,000 to $39,999
  • 65$40,000 to $49,999
  • 87$50,000 to $59,999
  • 17$60,000 to $69,999
  • 56$70,000 to $79,999
  • 51$80,000 to $89,999
  • 61$90,000 to $99,999
  • 908$100,000 to $124,999
  • 65$125,000 to $149,999
  • 314$150,000 to $174,999
  • 52$175,000 to $199,999
  • 405$200,000 to $249,999
  • 295$250,000 to $299,999
  • 1,945$300,000 to $399,999
  • 2,015$400,000 to $499,999
  • 7,058$500,000 to $749,999
  • 20,185$750,000 to $999,999
  • 50,328$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 35,680$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 39,768$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in San Francisco, CA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in San Francisco, CA in 2022
  • 961Less than $100
  • 612$100 to $149
  • 1,487$150 to $199
  • 2,330$200 to $249
  • 4,466$250 to $299
  • 3,579$300 to $349
  • 1,801$350 to $399
  • 959$400 to $449
  • 916$450 to $499
  • 2,377$500 to $549
  • 1,655$550 to $599
  • 1,617$600 to $649
  • 1,124$650 to $699
  • 2,663$700 to $749
  • 1,188$750 to $799
  • 3,127$800 to $899
  • 5,059$900 to $999
  • 14,282$1,000 to $1,249
  • 11,762$1,250 to $1,499
  • 30,829$1,500 to $1,999
  • 31,163$2,000 to $2,499
  • 26,154$2,500 to $2,999
  • 21,677$3,000 to $3,499
  • 42,018$3,500 or more
  • 6,171No cash rent
Work and jobs in San Francisco: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 82.3%
Number of people working at home: 151,314 (32.5% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 3,362
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 17,754
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 28,272
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 42,248
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 46,627
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 23,497
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 61,455
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 12,486
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 15,007
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 29,000
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 27,824
  • 90 or more minutes: 6,335
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - San Francisco

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 212,061 (35.2%)
  • Carpooled: 44,065 (7.3%)
  • Bus: 55,563 (9.2%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 46,153 (7.7%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 9,622 (1.6%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 5,726 (0.9%)
  • Ferryboat: 4,973 (0.8%)
  • Taxi: 14,648 (2.4%)
  • Bicycle: 16,237 (2.7%)
  • Walked: 42,815 (7.1%)
  • Worked at home: 151,314 (25.1%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 2.4%Males
  • 2.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 14.1%Males
  • 4.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 6.5%Males
  • 5.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 4.6%Males
  • 3.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 4.7%Males
  • 2.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 3.6%Males
  • 4.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 4.9%Males
  • 3.0%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in San Francisco, California
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in San Francisco, California
  • 73,2082010 or later
  • 50,5482000 to 2009
  • 51,4111990 to 1999
  • 86,9491980 to 1989
  • 47,9991970 to 1979
  • 44,393Before 1970
Ancestries in San Francisco, CA

First ancestries reported:

  • Irish: 14,191 (3.4%)
  • English: 11,409 (2.7%)
  • European: 11,314 (2.7%)
  • German: 11,077 (2.6%)
  • Italian: 8,209 (1.9%)
  • American: 5,497 (1.3%)
  • Russian: 5,001 (1.2%)
  • French: 4,304 (1.0%)
  • Ukrainian: 3,097 (0.7%)
  • Eastern European: 2,837 (0.7%)
  • Polish: 2,330 (0.6%)
  • Iranian: 2,066 (0.5%)
  • Greek: 1,938 (0.5%)
  • Scottish: 1,616 (0.4%)
  • Armenian: 1,613 (0.4%)
  • African: 1,540 (0.4%)
  • Norwegian: 1,422 (0.3%)
  • Northern European: 1,361 (0.3%)
  • Brazilian: 1,185 (0.3%)
  • Turkish: 1,176 (0.3%)
  • British: 1,174 (0.3%)
  • Portuguese: 1,165 (0.3%)
  • Swedish: 1,048 (0.2%)
  • Dutch: 1,043 (0.2%)
  • Canadian: 1,031 (0.2%)
  • Lebanese: 957 (0.2%)
  • Romanian: 903 (0.2%)
  • Nigerian: 766 (0.2%)
  • Afghan: 759 (0.2%)
  • Swiss: 681 (0.2%)
  • French Canadian: 671 (0.2%)
  • Scandinavian: 661 (0.2%)
  • Croatian: 642 (0.2%)
  • Czech: 630 (0.1%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 624 (0.1%)
  • Austrian: 603 (0.1%)
  • Australian: 583 (0.1%)
  • Serbian: 556 (0.1%)
  • Finnish: 526 (0.1%)
  • Danish: 432 (0.1%)
  • Welsh: 425 (0.1%)
  • Belgian: 403 (0.10%)
  • Arab: 383 (0.09%)
  • Hungarian: 377 (0.09%)
  • Ugandan: 368 (0.09%)
  • Ethiopian: 355 (0.08%)
  • Israeli: 348 (0.08%)
  • Egyptian: 346 (0.08%)
  • Slovak: 338 (0.08%)
  • Lithuanian: 244 (0.06%)
  • Moroccan: 239 (0.06%)
  • Liberian: 233 (0.06%)
  • Ghanaian: 183 (0.04%)
  • Syrian: 177 (0.04%)
  • Bulgarian: 171 (0.04%)
  • Slavic: 156 (0.04%)
  • Cape Verdean: 151 (0.04%)
  • Palestinian: 146 (0.03%)
  • Haitian: 143 (0.03%)
  • Slovene: 139 (0.03%)
  • Kenyan: 131 (0.03%)
  • Iraqi: 124 (0.03%)
  • South African: 117 (0.03%)
  • Albanian: 108 (0.03%)
  • Yugoslavian: 103 (0.02%)
  • Jamaican: 92 (0.02%)
  • Basque: 87 (0.02%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 52 (0.01%)
  • Guyanese: 45 (0.01%)
  • Assyrian: 41 (0.01%)
  • West Indian: 23 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
San Francisco:

29.4% (84,515)
California:

6.6% (684,672)

Philippines
San Francisco:

7.5% (21,605)
California:

7.8% (818,297)

Mexico
San Francisco:

7.0% (20,137)
California:

37.2% (3,881,193)

Hong Kong
San Francisco:

5.3% (15,223)
California:

1.0% (105,215)

Vietnam
San Francisco:

5.2% (14,907)
California:

4.9% (512,335)

India
San Francisco:

4.8% (13,787)
California:

5.2% (539,184)

El Salvador
San Francisco:

3.1% (8,868)
California:

4.2% (440,287)

Korea
San Francisco:

2.4% (6,809)
California:

3.0% (315,248)

Taiwan
San Francisco:

1.9% (5,496)
California:

1.7% (176,274)

Canada
San Francisco:

1.9% (5,410)
California:

1.2% (127,477)

Russia
San Francisco:

1.8% (5,234)
California:

0.7% (71,932)

Ukraine
San Francisco:

1.6% (4,466)
California:

0.6% (60,761)

France
San Francisco:

1.5% (4,385)
California:

0.4% (40,224)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 329,753
  • Other state: 189,258
  • Northeast: 64,541
  • Midwest: 52,215
  • South: 43,663
  • West: 28,839

84.5% of San Francisco residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33.8% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 58.1% lived in California.


San Francisco:

84.5%
State average:

88.9%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 11,341
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 1,902
  • 5th and 6th grade: 2,842
  • 7th and 8th grade: 2,964
  • 9th grade: 2,001
  • 10th grade: 1,992
  • 11th grade: 2,061
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 7,809
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 37,934
  • Less than 1 year of college: 11,007
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 30,649
  • Associate degree: 15,374
  • Bachelor's degree: 116,929
  • Master's degree: 55,653
  • Professional school degree: 18,316
  • Doctorate degree: 14,136
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 14,447
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 3,127
  • 5th and 6th grade: 4,782
  • 7th and 8th grade: 3,304
  • 9th grade: 2,480
  • 10th grade: 2,080
  • 11th grade: 2,302
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 6,129
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 32,038
  • Less than 1 year of college: 8,714
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 22,033
  • Associate degree: 19,448
  • Bachelor's degree: 109,554
  • Master's degree: 53,972
  • Professional school degree: 15,858
  • Doctorate degree: 11,171
Educational Attainment for Females
San Francisco marital status for males
San Francisco marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 74,994
  • One, attached: 47,815
  • Two: 39,593
  • 3 or 4: 49,051
  • 5 to 9: 36,968
  • 10 to 19: 38,953
  • 20 to 49: 43,311
  • 50 or more: 83,197
  • Mobile homes: 350
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 321

Median worth of mobile homes: $193,774

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 2.4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 4.2%

House/condo owner moved in on average 15 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in San Francisco
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in San Francisco, CA
  • 72.3%Utility gas
  • 22.5%Electricity
  • 2.9%No fuel used
  • 1.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.4%Solar energy
  • 0.2%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in San Francisco, CA
  • 44.6%Utility gas
  • 42.7%Electricity
  • 8.2%No fuel used
  • 2.0%Other fuel
  • 1.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.3%Solar energy
  • 0.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 18,419
Here:

38.2%
California:

10.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8,358
Here:

34.2%
California:

8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 10,107
Here:

26.5%
California:

15.9%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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